Poland Archives - Directors Notes

The Struggles of Homelessness Are Gracefully Interpreted Through Dance in Krzysztof Grajper’s ‘Home’

Krzysztof Grajper reveals how intricately rehearsed choreography led to the organic shooting of his one-shot dance polemic on homelessness.

Art & Fashion

A Man Faces Existential Purgatory in Lisette Donkersloot’s Experimental Sci-Fi Short ‘Lead Balloons’

Lisette Donkersloot talks to us about creating a cinematic atmosphere of pure hopelessness for her experimental narrative short 'Lead Balloons'.

Music

Filip Zaluska Tells a Tragic Love Story That May or May Not Have Been in Visceral RYSY Promo ‘Kilo’

Filip Zaluska chats about using busy yet seductive frames to render the tumult and fantasy of a doomed love affair in shifting perspective promo 'Kilo'.

Music

A Father Hides a Life-Changing Secret From His Wayward Son in ŁUkasz RucińSki & Michał WłOdarczyk’s ‘Transparent’

A clash of cultures lies at the heart of 'Transparent' — an empathetically told portrait of LGBTQ life from Łukasz Ruciński and Michał Włodarczyk.

Music

Ania Bajorek Freezes the Follies of Youth in Time for Drone Shot Motion Photograph Music Video ‘Ogień’

Ania Bajorek explains why drones were an essential production tool for the series of motion photographs created for teen tableaux music video 'Ogień'.

Music

A Man’s Passion for Life Burns out as a Couple’s Love Flourishes in Filip Zaluska’s Enigmatic Music Video ‘Void’

A film very much open to interpretation, Filip Zaluska salutes the opposing yet linked forces of life in enigmatic Urbanski music video 'Void'.

Documentary, Live Action, Premiere

Tanmay Chowdhary Explores the Relationship Between Two Young Women in Hybrid Narrative-Doc ‘Color of November’

Tanmay Chowdhary discusses the unconventional approach of hybrid narrative-doc 'Color of November', a portrait of the relationship between two young women

Art & Fashion, Premiere

Juliette Hüsler Steps Outside the Bounds of Space & Time in Experimental Solo Project ‘Circle’

Juliette Hüsler talks to DN about working solo whilst attempting to creatively depict the theory of the multiverse in experimental short film 'Circle'.

Animation

Tomek Suwalski Journeys into a Post-Apocalyptic Russia in Thrilling CGI Metro Exodus Trailer ‘Artyom’s Nightmare’

DN speaks to writer/director Tomek Suwalski about expanding the world of the Metro game series in his thrilling cinematic CGI short 'Artyom's Nightmare'.

Music

Karol Moch Ventures Deep Into a Fairytale Forest to Get Lost in the Mystical World of Piotr Bejnar’s ‘Jellyfish’

Filmmaker Karol Moch tells DN how he overcame numerous setbacks & delays in order to bring fairytale passion project 'Jellyfish' to enchanting life.

Asides, Music

Tęskno: Mapa

Polish twosome Tęskno make a playful getaway to an abandoned house and the mysteries which lie within in Jarek Tokarski’s dreamy music video 'Mapa'.

Animation

Renata Gasiorowska Explores Sex-Positive Liberation in Erotic Animated Comedy ‘Pussy’

Renata Gasiorowska tells DN how she caused a scandal when a group of school children accidentally attended a screening of her erotic comedy short 'Pussy'.

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